How failure to share family cultural history endangers symbols that represent common ancestral origin COMMENT | NATHAN KIWERE | Writing on page 137 of his book, ‘The Baganda’ (Macmillan and Co., 1911), John Roscoe, a British colonial historian, states that when animals were becoming scarce, Kintu, with the general consent of …
Read More »MOTORING: Toyota RAV4
How does a car remain so popular for so long? Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sometime in 1996, a new type of vehicle called the Toyota RAV4 – which stands for Recreational Active Vehicle with 4-Wheel Drive – hit the American market. It was the start of a journey that …
Read More »COMMENT: Evidence-based policy mistakes
It is important to recognise that data alone are not enough, common sense matters COMMENT | KAUSHIK BASU | After years of stressing the importance of evidence-based policymaking, economists have clearly had some influence on politicians. What economists now need to do is to impress upon those same politicians that citing …
Read More »Kennedy Zziwa: A celebrity’s addiction survival tale
Kampala, Uganda | AGNES E NANTABA | Kennedy Zziwa Katebalirwe, popularly known as HairbyZziwa, is a celebrity hairstylist who has traded the control panel for clippers, blow dryers, and curlers. Zziwa runs a high-end salon that attracts many celebrities, especially from the music and fashion industry. But he has an even …
Read More »Here is why your teens might need contraceptives
Global Family Planning giant boss blames officials for letting their beliefs get in the way of their professional responsibility Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | Social marketing is increasingly being embraced in dealing with public health problems which require behavioral change worldwide. In Uganda, the Uganda Health Marketing Group (UHMG) has …
Read More »GLOBAL COMMENT: China factor in Kenya, Zimbabwe
Weighing economic, political ties and future relationships that could prove decisive for Africa COMMENT | HANNAH RYDER | Ask anyone with a basic knowledge of Africa which country is more poised for success – Zimbabwe or Kenya – and he or she will undoubtedly answer “Kenya.” Events of the last week …
Read More »Once declining fish stocks in Lake Victoria bounce back
UPDF deployment cited in the reduction in illegal fishing Kamapla, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Fish lovers can now enjoy the succulent white flesh of Nile Perch or Tilapia from Lake Victoria as the stocks recovers since the Uganda People’s Defence Forces under the Fisheries Protection Unit began policing the water …
Read More »Activists mark Human Rights Defenders day
Coalition boss decries shrinking space, calls for constructive engagement with state Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | Robert Kirenga, the Executive Director National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders Uganda spoke to the Independent’s Flavia Nassaka about his perspective on the international human rights defenders day and general human rights situation in …
Read More »ARTS: Tadooba Gallery
All about art mentorship, not teaching Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | What can an average art graduate do with twelve bottle-tops? Perhaps, they will look at them idly and think that they’re useless. However, this is not the case with one art graduate who used the twelve bottle-tops to sculpt a …
Read More »Virtual office space gains traction
Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Brian Tabaruka is the Team Leader at Regus Uganda, a serviced office provider in Kampala, Uganda. He spoke to Ian Katusiime about the growth of virtual office space in Kampala. What’s your management style? It’s all about teamwork to achieve the best of our potential. …
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